For just the second time this year - and the second of just three times for the whole season - the Caps and Pens took the ice for one of their usual high-octane meetings at Cap One.
There was more good news/bad news on that front for the Caps, as Nick Backstrom shook off whatever had been ailing him last game to rejoin the lineup, but Tom Wilson, a gametime decision, ended up sitting out after blocking a shot last game. The Caps would also get T.J. Oshie back after #77 missed the Avs game to attend the birth of his new baby.